Which BIOS version should I use for ASUS A8N?

[Wall7486]

As the topic states, which version should I use for the maximum stability.

 

[Lancer VI]

I'm using 1003.......it's totally stable for me.

Well, this is what I am running.

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
Koolance PC3-720SL (Watercooled Case)
Enermax CoolerGiant EG651AX-VH 550W PS
AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 (939)
2GB Corsair TwinX PC4400CP25
XFX Geforce Ultra PCIe (Single)
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 160GBs in Raid 0 off Sil. Raid Controller
1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 120 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 RPM (Sil)
Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS
D-Link DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Card
Creative Gigaworks S750 THX 7.1 Surround Sound System 700Watts

I've been building my own machines for about 15 years now. I am by no means an expert, but I know my way around a computer and how to get em up and running.

All that to say this.......this is probably the most stable system I've built in a long time. I haven't had ONE SINGLE ERROR......NOT ONE and this system has been running for about 2 weeks non stop, (No shut downs. An occasional manual reboot, 1-2 times a day, but by me, not by error) with Prime95, Defrags, 3dMark03, 05 and PCMark2004 running. I've literally tried to break this machine, because I'm in such disbelief that NO ERRORS have occured. This can't be right......I've OC'd the Proc to 2.6ghz (12X216 if I remember correctly {not in front of my machine right now}), and the 6800 ultra to 448/1166. ANd still no problems. I know those aren't heavy duty OC's but still.....it's amazing that I still haven't had one, not one error, of ANY KIND. The only complaint is the limitation of DDR400 when all slots are filled. It wanted to run at DDR333, but I got it to go at 400.

I guess I'll order that second ultra and see what the deal is in SLI. Also, I must admit that the MB (Chipset) temps are higher than I'm used to. (I didn't by a cooler for the chipset) It's running under load higher than the proc 40-45C.


Anyway.......just my two cents.......I guess I lucked out.


Lancer VI

 

[lotus503]

Originally posted by: Lancer VI
I'm using 1003.......it's totally stable for me.

Well, this is what I am running.

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
Koolance PC3-720SL (Watercooled Case)
Enermax CoolerGiant EG651AX-VH 550W PS
AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 (939)
2GB Corsair TwinX PC4400CP25
XFX Geforce Ultra PCIe (Single)
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 160GBs in Raid 0 off Sil. Raid Controller
1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 120 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 RPM (Sil)
Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS
D-Link DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Card
Creative Gigaworks S750 THX 7.1 Surround Sound System 700Watts

I've been building my own machines for about 15 years now. I am by no means an expert, but I know my way around a computer and how to get em up and running.

All that to say this.......this is probably the most stable system I've built in a long time. I haven't had ONE SINGLE ERROR......NOT ONE and this system has been running for about 2 weeks non stop, (No shut downs. An occasional manual reboot, 1-2 times a day, but by me, not by error) with Prime95, Defrags, 3dMark03, 05 and PCMark2004 running. I've literally tried to break this machine, because I'm in such disbelief that NO ERRORS have occured. This can't be right......I've OC'd the Proc to 2.6ghz (12X216 if I remember correctly {not in front of my machine right now}), and the 6800 ultra to 448/1166. ANd still no problems. I know those aren't heavy duty OC's but still.....it's amazing that I still haven't had one, not one error, of ANY KIND. The only complaint is the limitation of DDR400 when all slots are filled. It wanted to run at DDR333, but I got it to go at 400.

I guess I'll order that second ultra and see what the deal is in SLI. Also, I must admit that the MB (Chipset) temps are higher than I'm used to. (I didn't by a cooler for the chipset) It's running under load higher than the proc 40-45C.


Anyway.......just my two cents.......I guess I lucked out.


Lancer VI

I only have one problem with Lancers post above and that is that I have seen the exact same thing posted a few times in a few different spots. I'm talking a copy and paste job of his own posts. It just loses its sincerity when I see it plastered

 

[Grit]

I'm running a similar system, and I'm having the opposite experience.

AMD FX-55 / A8N-SLI deluxe / Enermax EG701AX VE (ATX 2.0, 700 watts)
e-VGA GeForce 6800GT PCI-e x2 (SLI mode)
Creative Audigy 2 / Crucial Ballistix DDR400

BIOS is 1003 / I've tried all sorts of video drivers, and I'm using the latest nForce drivers.

I've also been putting systems together for 15+ years. My system will OCCASIONALLY enter suspend to ram mode, but it NEVER recovers from it. Sometimes, it will play games fine... others, it'll lockup while trying to start them.

I have a bunch of software installed, but its all the same stuff I had installed on my old Intel P-4 system, and that system could run for weeks at a time, in and out of STR mode.

I'm running EVERYTHING at STOCK/DEFAULT speeds. So, which is most likely causing my lockups? BIOS? nForce drivers? Video drivers? After spending all this money, I'm about ready to sell it all and go back to a nice Intel system that'll at least start my game w/o needing a random reboot.

 

[Lancer VI]

Originally posted by: S0Lstice

Originally posted by: Lancer VI
I'm using 1003.......it's totally stable for me.

Well, this is what I am running.

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
Koolance PC3-720SL (Watercooled Case)
Enermax CoolerGiant EG651AX-VH 550W PS
AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 (939)
2GB Corsair TwinX PC4400CP25
XFX Geforce Ultra PCIe (Single)
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 160GBs in Raid 0 off Sil. Raid Controller
1x Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 120 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 RPM (Sil)
Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS
D-Link DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Card
Creative Gigaworks S750 THX 7.1 Surround Sound System 700Watts

I've been building my own machines for about 15 years now. I am by no means an expert, but I know my way around a computer and how to get em up and running.

All that to say this.......this is probably the most stable system I've built in a long time. I haven't had ONE SINGLE ERROR......NOT ONE and this system has been running for about 2 weeks non stop, (No shut downs. An occasional manual reboot, 1-2 times a day, but by me, not by error) with Prime95, Defrags, 3dMark03, 05 and PCMark2004 running. I've literally tried to break this machine, because I'm in such disbelief that NO ERRORS have occured. This can't be right......I've OC'd the Proc to 2.6ghz (12X216 if I remember correctly {not in front of my machine right now}), and the 6800 ultra to 448/1166. ANd still no problems. I know those aren't heavy duty OC's but still.....it's amazing that I still haven't had one, not one error, of ANY KIND. The only complaint is the limitation of DDR400 when all slots are filled. It wanted to run at DDR333, but I got it to go at 400.

I guess I'll order that second ultra and see what the deal is in SLI. Also, I must admit that the MB (Chipset) temps are higher than I'm used to. (I didn't by a cooler for the chipset) It's running under load higher than the proc 40-45C.


Anyway.......just my two cents.......I guess I lucked out.


Lancer VI

I only have one problem with Lancers post above and that is that I have seen the exact same thing posted a few times in a few different spots. I'm talking a copy and paste job of his own posts. It just loses its sincerity when I see it plastered

I'm sorry about that. It just seemed appropriate for each place i posted it. I understand what you mean though. I was just being lazy, didn't want to have to type basically the same sentiment over and over again, in different way. But I get your point...

Lancer VI

 

[lotus503]

"I'm sorry about that. It just seemed appropriate for each place i posted it. I understand what you mean though. I was just being lazy, didn't want to have to type basically the same sentiment over and over again, in different way. But I get your point...

Lancer VI
"


No worries I was more razzing you than anything

 

[imported_Acrobat]

Excuse the silly rather off topic question.....


Just successfully updated my A8N-SLI bios for the first time. I know the bios was updated because the boot up picture changed, however how can I confirm the bios version installed? Where can I read off the bios version number?

 

[monkeydust]

When it starts to boot up, press Tab at the ASUS BIOS picture. It will show you your version number at the bottom of the screen.

 

[imported_Acrobat]

Thank you